KVPY-1 Maths

Question If a > 0, b > 0, c > 0 and the minimum value of

( ) ( ) ( )
a b 2 + c 2 + b c 2 + a 2 + c a 2 + b 2 is abc then  is-

Type multiple_choice
Option 2 incorrect
Option 1 incorrect
Option 6 correct
Option 3 incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question The number of positive integers n in the set {1, 2, 3, …, 100} for which the
12 + 2 2 + 32 + .... + n 2
number is an integer is
1 + 2 + 3 + .... + n
Type multiple_choice
Option 33 incorrect
Option 34 correct
Option 50 incorrect
Option 100 incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question How many positive real numbers x satisfy the equation x3 – 3 | x | + 2 = 0 ?

Type multiple_choice
Option 1 correct
Option 3 incorrect
Option 4 incorrect
Option 6 incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question a 2+b
Let a, b, c be positive integers such that is a rational number, then
b 2+c
which of the following is always an integer?
Type multiple_choice
Option a 2 + b2 incorrect
2b 2 + c 2
Option a 2 + b2 − c2 incorrect
a+b−c
Option a 2 + 2b 2 incorrect
b 2 + 2c 2
Option a 2 + b2 + c2 correct
a−b+c
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question If n is the smallest natural number such that n + 2n + 3n + …+ 99n is a

perfect square, then the number of digits in n2 is

Type multiple_choice
Option 1 incorrect
Option 2 incorrect
Option 3 correct
Option More than 3 incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question The number of distinct primes dividing 12! + 13! + 14! is

Type multiple_choice
Option 5 correct
Option 6 incorrect
Option 7 incorrect
Option 8 incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question If a, b, c, d are positive real numbers such that

a a+b a+b+c a+b+c+d a
= = = , then is
3 4 5 6 b + 2c + 3d

Type multiple_choice
Option 1 correct
2
Option 1 incorrect
Option 2 incorrect
Option Not determinable incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question Let a, b, x, y be real numbers such that a 2 + b 2 = 81, x 2 + y 2 = 121 and ax +

by = 99. Then the set of all possible values of ay – bx is
Type multiple_choice
Option  9 incorrect
 0, 
11 

Option  9 incorrect
 0, 
11

Option {0} correct

Option 9  incorrect
11 , 


Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question If 72 x .48 y = 6 xy , where x and y are nonzero rational numbers, then x + y

equals
Type multiple_choice
Option 3 incorrect
Option 10/3 incorrect
Option −3 incorrect
Option −10/3 correct
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question Let ABC be triangle with AB = AC = 6. If the circumradius of the triangle

is 5, then BC equals

Type multiple_choice
Option 25/3 incorrect
Option 9 incorrect
Option 48/5 correct
Option 10 incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question Let P be a point in the interior of the rectangle ABCD which of the
following sets of numbers can form the areas of the four triangles PAB,
PBC, PCDE, PDA in same order?
Type multiple_choice
Option 10,9,12,5 incorrect
Option 21,15,6,12 correct
Option 10,9,8,6 incorrect
Option 12,8,7,5 incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question The sides of a quadrilateral are all positive integers and three of them are 5,
10, 20. How many possible value are there of the fourth side?

Type multiple_choice
Option 29 incorrect
Option 31 incorrect
Option 32 incorrect
Option 34 correct
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question Let ABC be a triangle with  B = 90o. Let AD be the bisector of  A with
D on BC. Suppose AC = 6 cm and the area of the triangle ADC is 10 cm2.
Then the length of BD in cm is equal to
Type multiple_choice
Option 3 incorrect
5
Option 3 incorrect
10

Option 5 incorrect
3

Option 10 correct
3

Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question Suppose S1 and S2 are tow unequal circles; AB and CD are the direct
common tangents to these circles. A transverse common tangent PQ cuts
AB in R and CD in S. If AB = 10, then RS is

Type multiple_choice
Option 8 incorrect
Option 9 incorrect
Option 10 correct
Option 11 incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question If the decimal 0.d25d25d25______ is expressible in the form n/27, then

d+n must be

Type multiple_choice
Option 9 incorrect
Option 28 incorrect
Option 30 incorrect
Option 34 correct
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question Suppose a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7 are integers such that
5 a 2 a3 a 4 a5 a6 a7
= + + + + + where 0 < a1 < j for j = 2,4,5,6,7. The sum
7 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7!
a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 5 + a 6 + a 7 is

Type multiple_choice
Option 8 incorrect
Option 9 correct
Option 10 incorrect
Option 11 incorrect
Solution
Marks 2 0.5

Question On the circle with center O, points A,B are such that OA = AB. A point C
is located on the tangent at B to the circle such that A and C are on the
opposite sides of the line OB and AB = BC. The line segment AC intersects
the circle again at F. Then the ratio  BOF :  BOC is equal to:
Type multiple_choice
Option 1:2 incorrect
Option 2:3 correct
Option 3:4 incorrect
Option 4:5 incorrect
Solution
Marks 2 0.5

Question Let a1, a2, …..a100 be non-zero real numbers such that a1 + a2+ ….+ a100 = 0.
Then

Type multiple_choice
Option
 i=1 a i 2a  i=1 a i 2− a correct
100 100
i  0 and i 0

Option
 i=1 a i 2a  i=1 a i 2− a incorrect
100 100
i  0 and i 0

Option
 i=1 a i 2a  i=1 a i 2− a incorrect
100 100
i  0 and i 0

Option
 i=1 a i 2a or incorrect
100
The sign of i

 i=1 a i 2− a
100
i depend on the
choice of ai ‘s
Solution
Marks 2 0.5

Question The diameter of one of the bases of a truncated cone is 100mm. If the
diameter of this base is increased by 21% such that it still remains a
truncated cone with the height and the other base unchanged, the volume
also increase by 21%. The radius the other base (in mm) is
Type multiple_choice
Option 65 incorrect
Option 55 correct
Option 45 incorrect
Option 35 incorrect
Solution
Marks 2 0.5

Question In a triangle ABC, 2a 2 + 4b 2 + c2 = 4ab + 2ac, then numerical value of cos

B is equal to:
Type multiple_choice
Option 0 incorrect
Option 1/8 incorrect
Option 3/8 incorrect
Option 7/8 correct
Solution
Marks 2 0.5